President Biden’s final list of commutations was released Friday afternoon, laying out the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were reduced by the president’s action. This latest round of commutations cements Biden’s spot as the president with the largest number of pardons and commutations granted to individuals. The people on the list, according to a statement ...
After a somewhat lackluster opening slate of games, the NFL playoffs could produce some more thrills in the divisional round. Save for the Washington Commanders’ last-minute win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the wild-card round was short on excitement, with the home team securing comfortable wins in five of the six matchups. But with only eight teams remaining, the setup ...
The Tennessee Titans have added a new face to the front office, hiring Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi to be their next general manager. Tennessee finalized the deal and announced the hiring on Friday evening. Both sides were in the negotiation phase earlier Friday, according to the The Tennessean, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. ...
An outage affecting Capital One customers dragged into its second day Friday, further preventing some customers from accessing deposits, payments and transfers. In an afternoon statement, the bank said it was still restoring systems that had been taken offline due to a technical issue with a third-party vendor. The vendor, Fidelity Information Services (FIS), based in Jacksonville, Florida, released a ...
Beloved ESPN basketball commentator Dick Vitale will make his return to broadcasting on Jan. 25 for Duke vs. Wake Forest basketball, the network announced Friday. Vitale, 85, has battled four types of cancer in the past three-and-a-half years, according to ESPN. The National Basketball Hall of Fame member announced he was cancer free on Jan. 8. “I am absolutely ecstatic ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer, and Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino taking the helm of the U.S. men’s national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine presence in American soccer is clear. Can Pochettino’s Argentine influence translate to U.S. Soccer eventually replicating Argentina’s winning ways in the sport? It may be easier to translate ...
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will miss at least the next three games against Indiana, Milwaukee and Denver with swelling in his left knee, the team announced Friday. “Joel Embiid participated in an on-court workout (Thursday) after missing the last six games due to a left foot sprain,” the 76ers said in a news release. “While the foot sprain has ...
The Tennessee Titans are prepared to add a new face to the front office. Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi and the Titans are working on a contract to make him the team’s next general manager, according to the The Tennessean, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. The vacancy opened up less than two weeks ago ...
OpenAI has partnered with a new AI initiative led by a group co-founded with outgoing Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry that has pushed left-wing causes and has several board members aligned with Democrats. OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, is backing an initiative known as AI 2030, which is aimed at shaping ‘public dialogue about U.S. competition against China ...
It all comes down to this. The College Football Playoff championship game will match Ohio State and Notre Dame on Monday in Atlanta. The expansion of the field to 12 teams has been an unqualified success in producing a national champion. The path for both teams to reach the final has been different. The Buckeyes rolled through Tennessee and Oregon ...